1. APPROACH – PARSIMONY, THEORETICAL SOUNDNESS, PRACTICAL UTILITY

2. (2) APPLICATIONS 1. LOCALITIES OF CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE 2. BLEND COMMUNITY FUNCTIONING AND SPECIFIC PROBLEM INDICATORS (MILDURA) 3. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL INCLUSION INDICATORS

3. (3) THE INDICATORS (1) SOCIAL DISTRESS : low family income, rental stress, home purchase stress, lone person households. (2) HEALTH : low birth-weight, childhood injuries, immunisation, disability / sickness support, life expectancy, psychiatric patients: hospital / community, suicide. (3) COMMUNITY SAFETY : child maltreatment, criminal convictions, imprisonment, domestic violence. (4) ECONOMIC : unskilled workers, unemployment, long-term unemployment, dependency ratio, low mean taxable income, limited computer use / internet access. (5) EDUCATION : non-attendance at preschool, incomplete education, early school leaving, post-schooling qualifications.

4. (4) VISUAL REPRESENTATION

5. (5)RECURRING CHARACTERISTICS deficient education and training deficient labour market credentials indifferent health and disabilities low individual and family income engagement in crime, and where these characteristics are concentrated, confirmed child maltreatment.

6. (6) 3% MOST DISADVANTAGED WESTERN AUSTRALIA (5) Prison admissionsx 15.0 Long term unemploymentx 5.5 Disability/sickness supportx 4.75 QUEENSLAND (14) Child maltreatmentx 3.0 Prison admissionsx 3.0 NSW (20) Child maltreatmentx 4.5 Prison admissionsx 3.5 VICTORIA (22) Yr 12 incompletex 3.0 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (4) Child maltreatmentx 3.75 Long term unemploymentx 3.2

7. (7) BLENDING SYSTEM/PROBLEM INDICATORS “THE MOST LIVEABLE, PEOPLE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IN AUSTRALIA” COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOVERNANCE TEAM TWO ILLUSTRATIONS: CRIME; PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS

8. (8) Criminal conviction rates (CORRECTIONS, VIC)

9. (9) RATE PER 1000 PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS (2006/07)

10. (10) IMPORTANT CLUSTERS OF COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES Integration of people, groups and community organisations Maintaining direction, energy and motivation Substance and style of decision making, and Resource generation and allocation.

11. (11) INTEGRATION STRENGTHENING: Sentiment of attachment to the local area Consciousness of communal unity Participation in community affairs Spirit of mutual help and co-operation within the community Working relationship between organisations in the community Formation of alliances and partnerships between local organisations, and Degree of trust between the people and organisations of the community.

12. (12) ATTACHMENT ITEM AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE MEAN SCORE Very attracted to this neighbourhood 92.4%4.05 Given opportunity would not like to move 72.9%3.76 Plan to remain a resident 77.8%3.86

13. (13) NEIGHBOURING AND MUTUAL SUPPORT ITEM AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE MEAN SCORE Believe neighbours would help in emergency 95.1%3.86 Regularly stop and talk to people 81.5%3.75 Go to someone in neighbourhood for advice 73.1%3.60 Visit neighbours in their homes 47.1%3.04

14. (14) SUBSTANCE, STYLE OF DECISION MAKING ITEMAGREE/STRONGLY AGREE MEAN SCORE Leaders – Help community develop goals for better future 45.1%3.31 Develop sound plans to achieve goals 41.4%3.27 Carefully consider community needs 45.1%3.24 Share decision-making with community members 33.3%3.01